Continental Airlines reduces fares amid less demand

Continental Airlines and other air carriers are slashing prices this winter to fill seats, with what some industry observers are calling the lowest fares in a decade, according to a report in the Record.

The report said due to declining demand for air travel. Continental, the top carrier at Newark Liberty International Airport, is offering fares as low as $760 round trip to Hong Kong and $474 to Zurich, Switzerland. Skiers can book a four-day trip to Denver from Newark with an airfare of $238, even without a weekend layover.